Three of the Following Teaching Strategies Are Likely to Help

question 35

Multiple Choice

Three of the following teaching strategies are likely to help students acquire a conceptual understanding of classroom subject matter.Which strategy, though possibly beneficial for other reasons, is least likely to promote conceptual understanding?

• A)Exploring a topic in depth
• B)Developing automaticity of basic skills
• C)Asking students to teach a topic to a classmate
• D)Relating new ideas to students' personal experiences

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Definitions:

Explain

To clarify something by explaining or providing information about it.

Describe

To give a detailed account in words of someone or something, including all the relevant characteristics, qualities, or events.

Control

In experiments, a standard against which the effect of a variable is compared or the ability to direct and manage outcomes or influences.

Applied Side

Pertains to the practical application of scientific knowledge to solve real-world problems.